June 6, 2017 The Real Egg Thief We had forty little chicks in the high brooder. It was back when our little 4-level brooder held three batches of monthly chicks in stages and by the time they were in the bottom level, they roamed the yard. (At 12 to 13 [...]
June 3, 2017 World Builder I love creating alternate fantasy worlds. I like to make them believable but fascinating. Here’s a little step into how I build them: In Web of Deception, the world of the Four Kingdoms is vibrant with culture and history. I research elements I want, design [...]
May 26, 2017 A Princess Story For Jaquline Jaquline loves to read. As a toddler she loved snuggling with me and reading “a princess story” (what she called any story with a girl in it). Her favorites were “A Little Princess,” “Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm,” “The Lion, the Witch, [...]
May 23, 2017 Funny Sisters “That never happens in real life.” Have you ever thought that watching a movie? The girls always say that when we watch certain movies. Then we had a day that wouldn’t have been believed without recording. (Still, people would have said “it’s been altered.”) But [...]
May 21, 2017 Please Write More About Ethan! (Brantley Station Saga) One of the issues with writing and being a perfectionist is this: I never view anything as complete! I have hundreds of half-finished manuscripts in various sizes littering my “stories” folder. Because I proof myself better in print [...]
Updated October 7, 2020 Who I Am (Introduction) Most importantly to me, I’m a wife, mother, home-school teacher, and friend. That sounds really simple… so, how about adding in our hobby garden, ongoing “school project” flock of chickens, outdoor Guinea Pigs, twittering parakeets, one sweet bunny, the fact that [...]